Oakland County Intermediate School District is now hosting MOODLE to all the districts in the county. Their technical and instructional staff have been doing a fantastic job supporting us. Questions are answered promptly and a MOODLE usergroup of folks like me who are the local district administrators has been formed. In my district, it is beginning to take off. I now have every secondary student loaded into the system, so that teachers who want to use MOODLE can do quickly (after some training, of course).
Once teachers know that they can use MOODLE in many different ways, from a super-structured unit to a more informal "use as needed" tool, they become hooked. Teachers can use one feature or all of them. It can be used for two weeks or the entire school year. The features that excite teachers the most are:
- The online discussion board forums. Students can discuss topics they are learning about. On occasion, teachers can set up the forum so that students cannot see their classmates responses until they post their own reponse.
- The ability for students to submit assignments online. Printing is no longer required, and teachers can open the files from home or school (no more fishing through student network folders, either!). Providing feedback on MOODLE is quick & easy.
- Teachers can host a study session the night before a test using the chat feature. It's like a safe environment for instant messaging, with an educational purpose!
- Students can collaborate on group assignments using the wiki feature. Teachers can see who is doing the work!
- Teachers can create self-grading quizzes.
If you are a Walled Lake teacher, and you want to learn more about MOODLE, contact me today!
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